Table 1

Characteristics of study participants by sex

CharacteristicsFemaleMale
n (%) or mean ± SDn = 828n = 490
Age16.08 ± 0.7116.21 ± 0.72
School location
  • Suburban

491 (59.3)287 (58.6)
  • Downtown

337 (40.7)203 (41.4)
Parents' education
  • Completed primary or less

33 (4.0)12 (2.4)
  • Secondary

437 (52.8)234 (47.8)
  • Higher

358 (43.2)244 (49.8)
Conventional cigarettes smoking
  • None

643 (77.7)179 (36.5)
  • Lifetime

115 (13.9)168 (34.4)
  • Current

70 (8.5)143 (29.2)
Electronic cigarettes smoking
  • None

776 (93.7)348 (71.0)
  • Lifetime

47 (5.7)102 (20.8)
  • Current

5 (0.6)40 (8.2)
Family use
  • No

805 (97.2)475 (96.9)
  • Yes

23 (2.8)15 (3.1)
Peer use
  • No

695 (83.9)392 (80)
  • Yes

133 (16.1)98 (20)
Availability
  • Difficult

506 (61.1)300 (61.2)
  • Easy

322 (38.9)190 (38.8)
Affordability
  • No

608 (73.4)347 (70.8)
  • Yes

220 (26.6)143 (29.2)

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